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H.R. 4937: Stealth Lobbyist Disclosure Act of 2004

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H.R. 4937: Stealth Lobbyist Disclosure Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-07-22 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-07-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Stealth Lobbyist Disclosure Act of 2004

Plain summary

Stealth Lobbyist Disclosure Act of 2004 - Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to redefine the term "client" with respect to coalitions and associations on whose behalf a lobbyist must file a registration. Provides that, in the case of a coalition or association that employs or retains other persons to conduct lobbying activities, each of the individual members of the coalition or association, and not the coalition or association itself as under current law, is the client for whom a registration must be filed. Makes an exception for certain tax-exempt associations and for certain members of a coalition or association if the amount reasonably expected to be contributed by such member toward specific legislation-influencing activities of the coalition or association is less than $1,000 per any semiannual period.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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A “Nay” vote

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Stealth Lobbyist Disclosure Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-10] · 57 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Ed Case (D-HI), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-10] reported raising $471,289 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4937 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108